From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Murray High School (Kentucky)
Murray High School (Kentucky)
Calloway County High School (CCHS) Extracurricular activities
Address
501 Doran Road
Clubs and organizations
Murray, Kentucky, 42071 Murray High’s chess team has had recent success, claim-
United States ing the state championship in four out of five years from
Information 2004 to 2008.[3]
• Academic Team
Type Public • BETA Club
Established 1872 • Big Brother Big Sister
• Black & Gold
School district Murray Independent School District
• Black History Club
Superintendent Bob Rogers • Chess Team
• Choir
Principal Teresa Speed
• Dawg Pound
Vice principal David Fields • FBLA
• FCA
Faculty 43
• FCCLA
Grades 9 to 12 • French Club
Enrollment 460[1] (2009–10) • History Club
• HOSA
Campus Small city • Japanese Club
Color(s) Old Gold and Black [2] • Key Club
• Latin Club
Slogan Pride, Tradition, Excellence
• Leadership Tomorrow
Athletics 14 varsity teams • Marching Band
• Skate Club
Athletics KHSAA
conference • Skills USA
• Spanish Club
Nickname Tigers and Lady Tigers[2] • Speech Team
Website www.murray.kyschools.us/mhs/ • Step Team
home.asp • Student Council
• Tiger Bank
Murray High School is a public high school located in • Tiger TV
Murray, Kentucky • Y-Club
• Yearbook
History Athletics
The school currently lies on the corner of Sycamore Murray High Football is well-known across Kentucky to
Street and Doran Road, but was previously located on the be one of the best in Class AA. Murray High School has
corner of 8th and Main Streets where it had been from had an undefeated regular season in both 2009 and 2010.
1872 to 1971. The first school was erected by the commu- The irony is that in both seasons, the Tigers were defeat-
nity, and it was considered the finest high school in the ed in the third round of playoffs when an opposing team
Jackson Purchase. Until 1953, the Murray Middle School scored with less than thirty seconds left in the game.
building housed all the students in the Murray district, Band is another prestigious program at MHS. In the
grades 1-12. Murray State University’s first classes met past three years, the band has performed at Carnegie Hall
on the first floor in the 1920s, and Kentucky’s first Head in New York City and at the Meyerson Symphony Center
Start was organized in the building in the 1960s. Murray in Dallas. The Murray Tiger Band was BOA Grand Nation-
High School ranked number 6 overall in ACT scores in the al Champions in 1977, and have consistently qualified for
State of Kentucky in 2009. KMEA SMBC Finals since 2005, and placed 3rd in Class A
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in the 2010 season. The Murray High band is under the di- grades 1-12 in the Murray Independent School
rection of Tim Zeiss and Beth Stribling. The Murray High District. However, this second school building
Tiger Marching Band 2011 show is titled "The REMedy". catches fire in 1919 during the Christmas break and
The have been the "Best in the West" or West Regional also burns to the ground. It is believed that the fire
Marching Band Champions 7 years in a row. was caused by students smoking and gambling in the
• Archery boiler room.
• Band • : A new three-story schoolhouse is completed. It
• Baseball includes an auditorium, a large library, and several
• Basketball classrooms.
• Cheerleading • : The west wing, with several classrooms, a
• Cross Country gymnasium and locker rooms, a home economics
• Dance lab, and an unfinished third floor, is added onto the
• Football building.
• Golf • : Ty Holland Stadium is built by Roosevelt’s Civilian
• Marching Band Conservation Corps and named for the Murray City
• Soccer School’s highly respected teacher and coach.
• Softball • : With the construction of Austin Elementary (named
• Swimming for A.B. Austin, long-time member of the Murray
• Tennis Board of Education), the Murray school building
• Track and Field becomes Murray High School.
• Volleyball-Ladies • : The "Band and Manual Arts" building is added onto
the Murray High campus to house band, music, and
Notable Alumni •
industrial arts.
: The new Murray High School is built on Doran
• Gordon Cooper (March 6, 1927 – October 4, 2004, Road, and the school system is reorganized to
aged 77), Mercury-Atlas 9 astronaut. He was the sixth include four years of elementary school, five years of
American to be launched into space. middle school, and four years of high school.
• Mel Purcell (July 18, 1959- age 52), a former World
No. 17 tennis player in the ATP tennis rankings.
Purcell’s finest moment was when he reached the
References
quarterfinals of Wimbledon in 1983. [1] "2009–2010 Audited School Enrollments (in
• Molly Sims (May 25, 1973- age 38), an American alphabetic order)" (PDF). Kentucky High School
model and actress. Sims is best known for her Athletic Association. 2010-01-14.
appearances in the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issues http://www.khsaa.org/reports/enrollments/
and her role as Delinda Deline in the NBC drama Las 20092010schoolenrollmenttotalsbyalpha.pdf.
Vegas. She is also an ambassador for Operation Smile. Retrieved 2010-02-22.
• Tim Masthay (March 16, 1987- age 24), a punter for [2] ^ "Murray High School High School Directory Entry
the Green Bay Packers of the National Football - (# 197)". Directory of Member Schools. Kentucky
League. He played college football at the University High School Athletic Association. 2009-09-01.
of Kentucky. Masthay went to the Super Bowl http://www.khsaa.org/directory/
(against the Pittsburgh Steelers) and emerged a index.php?school_id=197. Retrieved 2010-02-22.
Super Bowl Champion with the Green Bay Packers [3] "Kentucky Chess Association Blue Book".
Feb. 6, 2011. Being the first Super Bowl champion http://kcachess.webs.com/
from Murray High School. 2010-2011_Blue_Book.doc. Retrieved 18 June 2011.
Historical Timeline External links
• : Community leaders raise money to build the • [1]
Murray Male and Female Institute, recognized as
"the finest school in the Jackson Purchase"
• : The Institute catches fire (in "some unaccountable
way," according to a contemporary account) and
burns to the ground. The new "Murray Graded
School Building" is built with state funds. It houses
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